Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides
§ 214-b. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States in Indo-China from January first, nineteen hundred sixty-two through May seventh, nineteen hundred seventy-five, may be commenced within two years from the date of the discovery of such injury, or within two years from the date when through the exercise of reasonable diligence the cause of such injury should have been discovered, whichever is later.
For armed-forces exposure to phenoxy herbicides in Indo-China (Jan 1, 1962–May 7, 1975): 2 years from discovery of the injury (or when it should have been discovered), whichever is later. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.